Why is everything so fucking expensive in manhattan?

Just moved into my first big boy apartment in Hell's Kitchen.

Everything is so damn expensive in this city. WTF? Can I be a kid again or do I need to pay $1,000 for that too?

Current first-year analysts in the city, how do you cope on $85k base?

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